Israel bombed 17 schools in Gaza in July: OHCHR

Palestinians and UN workers examine the destroyed makeshift tents and shelters after Israeli attack hits a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school, killing and injuring many in Nuseirat Refugee Camp of Deir al-Balah, Gaza on July 15, 2024 [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]

The United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said yesterday “it is horrified by the unfolding pattern of Israeli strikes on schools in Gaza, killing internally displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there.”

OHCHR explained in a statement that “strikes on at least 17 schools just in the last month reportedly killed at least 163 Palestinians, including children and women.”

The UN Human Rights Office added: “In the span of the past eight days, at least seven schools were targeted. All of which were sheltering the displaced, while Khadija School was also used as a field hospital at the same time.”

Israel has killed more than 39,653 Palestinians since October 2023, and injured more than 91,535 others in the Gaza Strip. Ninety per cent of the enclave’s residents have now been displaced, the majority numerous times.

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